Minutes: Free-Net Board meeting, June 21, 1994
Present: Brian Campbell, Margaret Coates, Tom Hansen, Vic Vaivads,
Sharon Zaluski, Ann Doyle, Guy Thomas, Steven Chan, Boodie Arnett,
Recorder- Phil Lyons.
M. G.T. S. M.C. C. Accept the agenda.
M. M.C. S. S.Z. C. Accept the June 7 Bd. Mtg. Minutes with one
correction- The S.F.U. office phone charge will be $29/mo. not $20.
Report on B.C. Free-Net:
B.C. Free-Net will negotiate with government bodies on behalf of all
Free-Nets in B.C.. There will be 2 reps. from each Free-Net and
organizing committee on the Board. Brian will post suggested policies
for distribution of money raised by B.C. Free-Net. All members of
Free-Net Boards are members of B.C. Free-Net.
M. T.H. S. M.C. C. Pay $100 to join B.C. Free-Net.
M. P.L. S. G.T. C. Table Telecommunities Canada Constitution to
July 5 Bd. mtg.
U.B.C. Operations Agreement distributed. Standard U.B.C.
operational procedures will be attached. Charge for services will
be confirmed. Send comments to Brian; agreement will not be posted.
This will be discussed at July 5 meeting.
NPTN Affiliation agreement distributed for discussion at July 5
meeting.
Registration procedures still awaiting legal opinion from Bill
Andrews.
VRFA office at SFU ready to be occupied. Sharon Z. will find
volunteers to co-ordinate and staff it. Executive members can gain
access through SFU security. Brian will arrange.
Help desk: There will be an E-mail address for on-line help and a
phone # given for direct help from the office.
M. T.H. S. V.V. C. Accept Treasurer's report.
Information given that B.C. 21 is a matching grant program.
Treasurer and Chair will prepare a tentative budget for the
July 5 mtg.
M.S.C. Accept Membership report.
41 new members for a total of 440; 52 new registrants for a
total of 294.
M.S.C. Accept endorsement report.
93 current endorsers.
J. Van Dyke will continue library liaison.
M. A.D. S. B.A. C. Accept training/documentation report.
Process underway for training of trainers.
Cheat sheet for libraries in preparation.
M. S.Z. S. G.T. C. Accept volunteer co-ordinator's report.
5 orientation sessions to date with 55 participants. Names
have been passed on to committee chairs. Sharon awaiting info. from
chairs on volunteer contact.
All volunteers should go through orientation process.
Steven Chan will help Sharon load volunteer data on Free-Net.
M. P.L. S. V.V. C. Accept hardware /software report.
UBC coverage lost for most of one weekend. Dotty and John Jay
working on this problem.--
Vic will set up system to track users.
Same old discussion re access problems at UBC. No solutions.
We continue to have disk space problems.
M. S.C. S. V.V. C. Accept system design report.
Steven working with volunteers, esp. 4 from BCAA working on
multi-purpose database for Free-Net. Volunteers linking gopher
sites to menus and on P.C./Mac interface.
M. G.T. S. B.A. C. Accept community content report.
Terminal City newspaper will provide their arts events list
with many options possible.
A pointer is needed to information services available other
than on Free-Net.
See comm. content minutes for further details.
M. T.H. S. B.A. C. Accept fundraising report.
B.C. Settlement grant rejected.
Meeting scheduled with the Vancouver Foundation.
We will hear July 22 from Human Resources Development Canada.
TELECONSULT IS OUR FIRST CORPORATE SPONSOR OF A PHONE LINE !!!
No report from the P.R. committee; a liaison is being recruited.
There will be an Internet meeting on Sat. June 25.
There will be a meeting on Thurs., July 23 from 9-11:30 a.m. with
a member of the Secretariat of the Information Highway Advisory
Committee of Industry Canada. Phil will go if Brian confirms
tomorrow.
Telecommunities conference in Ottawa- Aug.15-17. VRFA may send a
couple of delegates. Vic and John Jespersen are willing to
represent vrfa as they will be in the area. There is still the
possibility of one more freebie from here. Contact Brian if
interested.
M. failed for lack of seconder. There will be a "soft" opening of
Free-Net on June 28 with a press release.
M. V.T. S. G.T. C. There will be a "soft" opening of Free-Net on
June 28 with no publicity.
Vic promises help menu and guest enablement at 222-4723 by
that date.
M.S.C. Adjournment at 9:05 p.m.